Question 6012 — judicial and legal professions

Summary

Mr. Pouria Amirshahi alerts the Minister of State, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, about the strong concerns expressed by the prison integration and probation counselors (CPIP) of the prison integration and probation service (SPIP) of Paris, relayed in particular by the unions, concerning the deterioration of their working conditions and the repercussions that this situation generates both on the accompanied public and on social workers. Indeed, they are responsible for an essential mission: the fight against recidivism. The mission of these services is to reduce the commission of new offenses by establishing positive relationships with offenders in order to ensure monitoring, control, and to guide and assist them to promote the success of their social integration. Thus, probation contributes to security collective and the good administration of justice. Prison integration and probation counselors (CPIP) therefore ensure the evaluation, monitoring and control of people placed under the care of the justice system (PPSMJ). They intervene in open and closed environments, help with judicial decisions with a view to individualizing sentences and participate in the reintegration of PPSMJ. Despite the recommendation of the Council of Europe and of the CNCDH setting a maximum ratio of 40 to 50 people per prison integration and probation counselors (CPIP), SPIP 75 agents follow on average 80 people in an open environment, with peaks reaching 100 to 120 followed in certain services. Furthermore, if the number of SPIP staff increased between 2018 and 2022, these services are increasingly using contract agents, without the initial training of two years normally required. These professionals work in great precariousness, with contracts renewed annually based on uncertain budgetary envelopes. This instability weakens teams, harms the continuity of support and aggravates psychosocial suffering among social workers. It also has repercussions on the supported public, particularly the youngest, whose mental health is increasingly further undermined. These developments risk lastingly compromising the capacity of SPIPs to fulfill their fundamental missions of prevention of recidivism and reintegration. This is why he wishes to know what measures the Government intends to take to improve the working conditions of SPIP Paris staff and preserve the meaning and quality of their socio-educational missions.

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